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China promise say dem go cut emissions by 7-10% before 2035
Xi talk say China go increase di wind and solar power wey dem dey install to more than six times wetin dem get for 2020 within 10 years.
China promise say dem go cut emissions by 7-10% before 2035
Presido Xi Jinping of China yarn for climate summit forground, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, for UN headquata.
25 Septemba 2025

President of China, Xi Jinping, don tell United Nations say by 2035, im country go reduce greenhouse gas wey dem dey emit by 7–10 percent below di highest level wey dem don reach before. E still talk say some countries dey drag leg for di global clean energy waka.

Xi talk dis one via live video from Beijing for one climate leaders’ summit wey UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres host. E announce China national climate plan wey dem dey expect before di COP30 summit wey go happen for Brazil this November.

Xi talk say China go increase di wind and solar power wey dem don install to more than six times wetin dem get for 2020 within 10 years. E still talk say di share of non-fossil fuels for di energy wey dem dey use go pass 30 percent by 2035.

"Green and low-carbon transformation na di way forward for our time," Xi talk. "Even though some countries dey go against di trend, di international community suppose hold ground, get strong belief, take action, and no reduce effort." E still beg developed nations make dem lead di waka for stronger emissions cut.

Türkiye, wey dey lead for renewable energy, no carry last for di summit. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talk say Türkiye don increase di share of renewable energy for di total energy wey dem install reach more than 60 percent dis year.

"As we dey increase renewable energy and dey improve energy efficiency, we dey expand low-carbon technology for industry," Erdogan talk for New York. "For di target wey we set to reach net zero emissions by 2053, we go continue to change di main sectors."

Erdogan talk say Türkiye dey set up emissions trading system, dey implement green finance strategy, and dey create national green taxonomy. E talk say di climate policy dey base on seven pillars: energy, industry, buildings, transportation, waste, agriculture, and forestry.

For di same summit, US President Donald Trump talk say di climate crisis na "con job," and e criticize China and EU for di money wey dem dey put for renewable energy. Di US dey comot from di 2015 Paris Agreement wey wan limit global warming below 1.5C.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, wey go host COP30, warn say di Belem summit go test whether governments "believe wetin di science dey show us." European leaders still talk say di matter dey urgent.

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez talk say di ambition dey "reduce" even with di record wildfires. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof talk say international cooperation still dey important. Austria President Alexander Van der Bellen talk say dem don cut emissions by 14 percent and dem promise climate neutrality by 2040.

Britain announce contracts for two carbon capture projects wey dem believe go create 500 jobs and reduce 1.2 million tons of CO2 every year. French President Emmanuel Macron still talk say France dey committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. E call for di phaseout of fossil fuels, reduction of methane, and protection of ecosystems.

"We must accelerate, we must protect, and we must mobilise together. Na di only way forward," Macron talk.